Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22

we started 10 schOOl there IN 1881,
man named Consider Parish was
principal teacher. He was decidedly a
considerable teacher. Ifapupil violated
the slightest regulation, old Consider
took it under prompt consideration,
and after considering considerable
time, he would give the offender most
outrageous thrashlng in consideration
OF his failure to consider rightly what
he should have carefully considered.
The first church erected in Clarks-
vile was located on Main street, where
Rev. j. 7. Hendrick now resides,
Among the first Methodist ministers
we recollect Of hearing, was the eloquent
j. n Maflitt, who conducted revival
there for several weeks IN 1910.
The first Baptist we heard preach
was Elder Reuben Ross, one OF the
purest men we have ever known.
w. r. Bringhurst, father of the
genial host OF the Franklin House, es-
tablished the first carriage factory. We
we're in his shop in 1885. 1t was 10
Gated then near where Mrs. Judkns
resides on Franklin street. Some
Prince Albert style of buggies o. his
make are in use to-day.
During the winter oil 1S3940 Cumber-
md river was frozen over and large
crowds OF men, women and children en-
ioyed themselves skating. Some young
men, it was said, took trip to Nash
vile on skates
In 1887 the ground lying on Frank
lin street from e. B. Ely's confectionery
to First street, was offered for 5000.
That lying on the North side OF Frank
lin, extending from Pitman & Lewis
clothing store to the European Hotel
could have been purchased for $500
| Even if unimproved it would bring Q
snug sum atpresent.
Sometime in the forties an Irish
gentleman, William White, and hi:
family arrived here on trading boat
He rented two-story frame house Their
standing on the present location o.
Elders Opera House, and opened bust
ness with about a dray load OF merchan
disc. His wife was clerk. In few
years he was enabled to buy the resi-
dence and grounds belonging to the
late Mrs. Barker-mother of our worthy
townsman, Charles Barker--which EN-
braced that portion OF Franklin stree
: from ]. ]. Crusman s corner up to Johr
. Kicks store. He built one stor,
brick store room on the corner, and by
! dint OF energy and strict economy soor
) accumulated quite handsome fortune
Mr.. White had negro in his emplo,
} known TO all, at that time, as Januar,
! Bradley, the bass drummer of the age
, He was large-boned, broad-shouldereC
4 man, about six feet five inches high
: and we believe he was as near in glor,
when beating his favorite musical in
strument, as he ever got. after leav
ing "these mundane shores" Januar,
' had, as an assistant, a colored mar
3 named Henry Rivers, who made tn
welkin ring with the fife. They wer
very important adjuncts to'the militar
companies OF that day. Henry River
v was worthy citizen, and lived until
e few years ago. He said, and it was cur
rently believed just prior to his death
: that he was a centenarian.
Mr.. White called on "Jinuary" on
a day to do some work in hurry, an
# not being pleased at his slow motion, h
picked up four pound weight t
/ throw at him, when January lit out u
+ the Franklin street to avoid coming i
" contact with the missile. Mr.. Whit
n called out "Stop, Jinuary, stop,till l h
d We with brickbat" We are not abb
n TO record whether he stopped or no
st Mr.. White removed to Californi
n where some of the surviving member
n OF his family still reside.
n Eli Lockert, Esq, long an honore
n and useful citizen Of our town, kel
3, Tavern" in the large. frame buildin
Of which, in 1889, stood where the Franz
As lin House now 80 sumptuously feet
n the hungry. We lived few doc
=. from there at that time, and we're in Il
sr hotel one night about 9 o'clock, whe
a. tired, hungry man rode up, and Gale
re for supper and lodgings. HIS hor
y. was taken to the hotel stable-as sue
as institutions as livery stable were the
ID unknown in our village-and u
lg traveller courteously seated before
Is, bright, cheerful fire. Heistated that
n desired his supper to consist mainly
co ham and eggs. In short time Il
ir guest was seated before an excelle
of supper, and he proceeded without Ger
d, mony to devour it. Ham, eggs, biscl
~ and coffee soon disappeared, when
turned to his affable host who was pa